Question 1

Which United States Supreme Court case rejected the silver platter doctrine?

Accepted Answer

A) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United States 
B) Wong Sun v.United States 
C) Nix.V.Williams 
D) Elkins v.United States 
A) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United States 
B) Wong Sun v.United States 
C) Nix.V.Williams 
D) Elkins v.United States

Question 2

The exclusionary rule is only applicable when the police obtain evidence in violation of the rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment,to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Explain the attenuation doctrine.

Accepted Answer

The attenuation doctrine is an exception

Question 4

Which case interpreted the inevitable-discovery exception?

Accepted Answer

A) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United States 
B) Wong Sun v.United States 
C) Nix.V.Williams 
D) Elkins v.United States 
A) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United States 
B) Wong Sun v.United States 
C) Nix.V.Williams 
D) Elkins v.United States

Question 5

Which of the following is not a method by which an officer may search a vehicle without a search warrant?

Accepted Answer

A) A search incident to a lawful arrest. 
B) The inventory search. 
C) The protective sweep exception. 
D) The vehicle exception. 
A) A search incident to a lawful arrest. 
B) The inventory search. 
C) The protective sweep exception. 
D) The vehicle exception.

Question 6

Which of the following is not considered an exigent circumstance search?

Accepted Answer

A) Police arresting a drug dealer outside his residence,fearing that a person inside the residence would see the arrest and destroy evidence,entered the residence and found drugs. 
B) Police were told by an informant that an escaped felon was inside a certain residence and was going to leave shortly,and the police entered the home,but the felon was not there. 
C) Police followed a trail of blood leading up to the front steps of a residence,and fearing someone was bleeding to death,entered the residence,only to find that no one was there. 
D) Police followed an armed robber from the crime scene,losing sight of him several times,inside a residence. 
A) Police arresting a drug dealer outside his residence,fearing that a person inside the residence would see the arrest and destroy evidence,entered the residence and found drugs. 
B) Police were told by an informant that an escaped felon was inside a certain residence and was going to leave shortly,and the police entered the home,but the felon was not there. 
C) Police followed a trail of blood leading up to the front steps of a residence,and fearing someone was bleeding to death,entered the residence,only to find that no one was there. 
D) Police followed an armed robber from the crime scene,losing sight of him several times,inside a residence.

Question 7

The silver platter doctrine allowed federal police to illegally obtain information and then hand it to state police "on a silver platter" so the state may introduce the information into evidence.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

If an officer only uses his or her five senses,without the aid of any tools or equipment to enhance the senses,and does not otherwise violate the Fourth Amendment then a search has not occurred.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Which of the following is false about the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A) The exclusionary rule was created by the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Rules have been adopted by every state. 
B) The exclusionary rule initially only applied to federal courts. 
C) The Fourteenth Amendment is interpreted to apply the exclusionary rule to the states. 
D) Case law applied the exclusionary rule to the states. 
A) The exclusionary rule was created by the Federal Rules of Evidence and the Rules have been adopted by every state. 
B) The exclusionary rule initially only applied to federal courts. 
C) The Fourteenth Amendment is interpreted to apply the exclusionary rule to the states. 
D) Case law applied the exclusionary rule to the states.

Question 10

Which of the following is not true about inventory searches?

Accepted Answer

A) They apply to persons. 
B) They apply to vehicles. 
C) They must be conducted pursuant to routine or standard police procedures. 
D) They are designed for officer safety. 
A) They apply to persons. 
B) They apply to vehicles. 
C) They must be conducted pursuant to routine or standard police procedures. 
D) They are designed for officer safety.

Question 11

What did the United Supreme Court state in Mapp v.Ohio?

Accepted Answer

A) Any information derived from illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible. 
B) Illegally derived evidence is admissible as long as excluding the evidence would not deter unlawful police conduct. 
C) The exclusionary rule seeks to deter unlawful police conduct. 
D) The case adopted the English and Canadian exclusionary rule. 
A) Any information derived from illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible. 
B) Illegally derived evidence is admissible as long as excluding the evidence would not deter unlawful police conduct. 
C) The exclusionary rule seeks to deter unlawful police conduct. 
D) The case adopted the English and Canadian exclusionary rule.

Question 12

Explain the inevitable-discovery exception and give an example.

Accepted Answer

The inevitable-discovery doctrine is an

Question 13

A search incident to a lawful arrest enables officers to search the area within the immediate control of the arrestee.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

A police officer must have personal knowledge of all facts stated in a search warrant application or affidavit.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Which of the following is not true about consent searches?

Accepted Answer

A) Officers still need justification to search someone,even if they give consent. 
B) It is an exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment. 
C) It is an exception to the probable cause requirement. 
D) Consent must be voluntarily given. 
A) Officers still need justification to search someone,even if they give consent. 
B) It is an exception to the warrant requirement of the Fourth Amendment. 
C) It is an exception to the probable cause requirement. 
D) Consent must be voluntarily given.

Question 16

Which of the following is a search?

Accepted Answer

A) A paid police informant who relays conversations to the police. 
B) A police officer trespassing onto the curtilage to observe the yard. 
C) A police officer peering through a hole in a fence to observe the area. 
D) A police officer trespassing onto private property to observe an open field. 
A) A paid police informant who relays conversations to the police. 
B) A police officer trespassing onto the curtilage to observe the yard. 
C) A police officer peering through a hole in a fence to observe the area. 
D) A police officer trespassing onto private property to observe an open field.

Question 17

Which of the following is not true about the phrase "search and seizure"?

Accepted Answer

A) There can be a seizure without a search. 
B) There can be a search without a seizure. 
C) A search and seizure is one act. 
D) There can be authority to seize but not search. 
A) There can be a seizure without a search. 
B) There can be a search without a seizure. 
C) A search and seizure is one act. 
D) There can be authority to seize but not search.

Question 18

What is the current formulation of the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A) Any information derived from illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible. 
B) Illegally derived evidence is admissible as long as excluding the evidence would not deter unlawful police conduct. 
C) In order to deter unlawful police conduct,the courts should not participate in the officer's illegality by allowing the fruits of the illegal conduct into court. 
D) The exception to the exclusionary rule is that the illegally obtained evidence may be used if the accused would be set free without the evidence. 
A) Any information derived from illegally obtained evidence is inadmissible. 
B) Illegally derived evidence is admissible as long as excluding the evidence would not deter unlawful police conduct. 
C) In order to deter unlawful police conduct,the courts should not participate in the officer's illegality by allowing the fruits of the illegal conduct into court. 
D) The exception to the exclusionary rule is that the illegally obtained evidence may be used if the accused would be set free without the evidence.

Question 19

What United States Supreme Court decision established the existence of the exclusionary rule?

Accepted Answer

A) Weeks v.United States 
B) Mapp v.Ohio 
C) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United 
D) The exclusionary rule is a federal rule of evidence which was adopted by every state. 
A) Weeks v.United States 
B) Mapp v.Ohio 
C) Silverthorne Lumber Co.v.United 
D) The exclusionary rule is a federal rule of evidence which was adopted by every state.

Question 20

In order for a police officer to search a dwelling,there must be a physical entry by the officer.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Which United States Supreme Court case rejected the silver platter doctrine?

The exclusionary rule is only applicable when the police obtain evidence in violation of the rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment,to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

Explain the attenuation doctrine.

Which case interpreted the inevitable-discovery exception?

Which of the following is not a method by which an officer may search a vehicle without a search warrant?

Which of the following is not considered an exigent circumstance search?

The silver platter doctrine allowed federal police to illegally obtain information and then hand it to state police "on a silver platter" so the state may introduce the information into evidence.

If an officer only uses his or her five senses,without the aid of any tools or equipment to enhance the senses,and does not otherwise violate the Fourth Amendment then a search has not occurred.

Which of the following is false about the exclusionary rule?

Which of the following is not true about inventory searches?

What did the United Supreme Court state in Mapp v.Ohio?

Explain the inevitable-discovery exception and give an example.

A search incident to a lawful arrest enables officers to search the area within the immediate control of the arrestee.

A police officer must have personal knowledge of all facts stated in a search warrant application or affidavit.

Which of the following is not true about consent searches?

Which of the following is a search?

Which of the following is not true about the phrase "search and seizure"?

What is the current formulation of the exclusionary rule?

What United States Supreme Court decision established the existence of the exclusionary rule?

In order for a police officer to search a dwelling,there must be a physical entry by the officer.

Introduction to the Law of Evidence and the Pretrial Process

The Trial Process

Evidence-Basic Concepts

Witnesses-Competency and Privileged Communications

Witnesses-Lay and Expert

Credibility and Impeachment

The Hearsay Rule

Opposing Partys Statements Admissionsand Confessions

Exclusionary Rule-Identification Procedures

Circumstantial Evidence

Documentary Evidence and the Right of Discovery

Physical Evidence

Photographic, recorded, and Computer-Generated Evidence

How to Testify Effectively

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Exam 9: The Exclusionary Rule-Search and Seizure

Which United States Supreme Court case rejected the silver platter doctrine?

The exclusionary rule is only applicable when the police obtain evidence in violation of the rights guaranteed by the Fourth Amendment,to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures.

Explain the attenuation doctrine.

Which case interpreted the inevitable-discovery exception?

Which of the following is not a method by which an officer may search a vehicle without a search warrant?

Which of the following is not considered an exigent circumstance search?

The silver platter doctrine allowed federal police to illegally obtain information and then hand it to state police "on a silver platter" so the state may introduce the information into evidence.

If an officer only uses his or her five senses,without the aid of any tools or equipment to enhance the senses,and does not otherwise violate the Fourth Amendment then a search has not occurred.

Which of the following is false about the exclusionary rule?

Which of the following is not true about inventory searches?

What did the United Supreme Court state in Mapp v.Ohio?

Explain the inevitable-discovery exception and give an example.

A search incident to a lawful arrest enables officers to search the area within the immediate control of the arrestee.

A police officer must have personal knowledge of all facts stated in a search warrant application or affidavit.

Which of the following is not true about consent searches?

Which of the following is a search?

Which of the following is not true about the phrase "search and seizure"?

What is the current formulation of the exclusionary rule?

What United States Supreme Court decision established the existence of the exclusionary rule?

In order for a police officer to search a dwelling,there must be a physical entry by the officer.

Introduction to the Law of Evidence and the Pretrial Process

The Trial Process

Evidence-Basic Concepts

Witnesses-Competency and Privileged Communications

Witnesses-Lay and Expert

Credibility and Impeachment

The Hearsay Rule

Opposing Partys Statements Admissionsand Confessions

Exclusionary Rule-Identification Procedures

Circumstantial Evidence

Documentary Evidence and the Right of Discovery

Physical Evidence

Photographic, recorded, and Computer-Generated Evidence

How to Testify Effectively

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